EA UK has confirmed the next stuff pack for The Sims 3 as “The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff” with a set of three screenshots on their The Sims 3 Facebook page. No details are given, but from the screenshots it looks like the pack contains some modern-style “rabbit holes” and other buildings.
> “The Sims 3 Town Life Stuff – Screenshots” at The Sims 3 (UK) on Facebook
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Next Stuff Pack Confirmed As “Town Life Stuff” — Three Screenshots, No Details
Thursday 16th June 2011 | 2:40 pm
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New Poll: Are you happy that the next expansion pack for The Sims 3 will be the pets one?
Tuesday 14th June 2011 | 6:00 pm
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I thought it was about time I started a new poll, so I have. The question this time is this: Are you happy that the next expansion pack for The Sims 3 will be the pets one? Vote now to the right of any page, or if you feel like an explanation of your choice is in order, click below:
> Vote with explanation
Latest Generations Reviews: GamePro, Impulse Gamer
Tuesday 14th June 2011 | 3:45 pm
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Two new The Sims 3 Generations reviews for you today — the first one comes from GamePro who gave it three stars out of five:
It’s not the best of The Sims 3′s expansions by a long shot, and compared to the other packs seems quite expensive for what it is — but fans of the series will enjoy the deeper experience it offers.
The review includes three new screenshots which you can view on the game page if you prefer.
> “Review: The Sims 3: Generations (PC)” at GamePro
> The Sims 3 Generations screenshots
Impulse Gamer brings us the second review, and they specify a rating of 8.0 out of 10:
After completed The Sims 3: Generations a few times, I’m still amazed at the
number of antics your Sims can get involved in. Best of all, it crosses all
generations well so not only does it increase the scope of the Sims quite
considerably, it makes a good game ever better.
> The Sims 3 Generations review at Impulse Gamer
Metacritic and GameRankings both finally have enough reviews for there to be any point updating you on them. The Metascore at Metacritic currently stands at 69 based on six reviews, while The Ranking at GameRankings is currently 76.00% based on five reviews.
Sources: The Sims 3 Generations at Metacritic and The Sims 3 Generations at GameRankings
Latest Generations Reviews: Hooked Gamers, You?
Saturday 11th June 2011 | 4:06 pm
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Another review of The Sims 3 Generations has finally come in — this one from Hooked Gamers who gave it 8.0 out of 10:
To answer my original question: as a stand-alone expansion, The Sims 3: Generations leaves much to be desired. After playing it, I found myself wondering what is keeping EA from releasing the Pets, University and Open For Business expansions and that’s never a good thing.
> The Sims 3 Generations review at Hooked Gamers
It’s been more than a week since it was released, so now it’s time to open reviews up to you! If you’ve played Generations and have an opinion on it, why not tell the world by posting your own review? You can log in using an existing Google, Yahoo!, Twitter, AIM, Netlog or OpenID account, but if on the off-chance you don’t have any of those, you can create a Google account without supplying anything more than an email address and date of birth. Feel free to make the review as long or as short as you like — just “It’s well good!” or “It’s really dire” would do – but make sure you specify a star rating.
> The Sims 3 Generations Visitor Reviews
The Escapist Previews Pets
Friday 10th June 2011 | 2:06 pm
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The Escapist has posted a preview of The Sims 3 Pets:
I think what I’m most excited about, the thing that makes all the difference for me, is the introduction of your pets as controllable sims. You can guide them to perform their necessary bodily functions (Yay?) and interact with other animals or people, they can even get jobs and make you some extra money.
GameMarshal Has The First Pets Preview, Focusing On The Pets Creator Tool
Thursday 9th June 2011 | 5:02 pm
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GameMarshal has posted the first (that I know of) preview of The Sims 3 Pets, focusing on the Pets Creator Tool:
The actual customizations themselves are very thorough. Everything from choosing your breed down to the two tone eye colors, stripe colors, fur shading and more. You can “re-make” your real-life pet companion, or go crazy and create something out of this world. Whatever color and style you decide to go with for your pet, you’ll also be able to assign various characteristics and traits to it.
The Sims 3 Game Update Adds Memories, Dates, Catalog Filter, Body Hair, More
Thursday 9th June 2011 | 12:33 pm
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I’ve just found details of the latest The Sims 3 game update, though I think it may have been released over a week ago. Here’s the details:
Base Game Updates
- You can now collect Memories of significant moments in your Sims’ lives in the new Scrapbook. Custom Memories can also be created using the Capture This Moment tool. All Memories can be uploaded and shared on TheSims3.com and Facebook!
- You can now adjust the lifespan length for each individual phase of life that a Sim goes through via the Options menu.
- Live Mode
- Sims can now ask other Sims out on dates!
- Sims will now be given a Romantic Reputation based on their social interactions in the local dating scene.
- Create a Sim
- Body hair can now be applied on male Sims, from head to toe!
- Build/Buy Mode
- Players can now use the Catalog Filter in Build and Buy Mode to sort Content from different installed Expansion Packs and Stuff Packs, as well as content from The Sims 3 Store.
There’s also updates for the World Adventures, Ambitions, Late Night and Generations expansion packs with “Additional bug fixes and polish to existing features”. Click below to go to the news article where you can find that update checklist, unless of course you’ve already installed the updates, in which case it’s too late.
> News at TheSims3.com (UK)
The Sims 3 Pets Live Broadcast Now Available On-Demand
Thursday 9th June 2011 | 12:13 pm
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If you missed The Sims 3 Pets Live Broadcast, you can now watch it on-demand by clicking below – just don’t expect it to be as long or answer as many questions as the Generations broadcast.
> “The Sims 3 Pets Live Broadcast” at EA
Pets Live Broadcast With Ben Bell Announced
Sunday 5th June 2011 | 2:23 pm
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The Sims 3 Pets Executive Producer Ben Bell will be hosting a live broadcast on Wednesday (8th June) at 10 am PDT, which looks to be 1 pm ET and 6 pm BST:
Join The Sims 3 at E3 2011 with Executive Producer – Ben Bell – as he introduces The Sims 3 Pets. Learn how life is better with pets in The Sims 3! Take advantage of this opportunity to get up-close with Ben during the Q&A session where he’ll be answering questions from you! As a treat, a never-before-seen exclusive will be unveiled as well!
It looks like it’ll be similar to the recent one for The Sims 3 Generations. If you go to the page now you can setup an email reminder.
> “The Sims 3 Pets Live Broadcast” at EA
Two New Pets Screenshots Show Bathroom Antics, Alleyway Dogs
Saturday 4th June 2011 | 4:00 pm
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EA UK has posted two new The Sims 3 Pets screenshots on their The Sims 3 Facebook profile:
> Go to the game page to view them full size
Source: “The Sims 3 Pets – Screenshots” at The Sims 3 (UK) on Facebook
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